meatas much as possible. But my mother is not Muslim and she buys meat
from stores that do not sell halaal meat and cooks it.Is it haraam to
eat the meat that she cooks for us?? Please note that shedoes that
with a good intention. Is there any harm in refusing to eat the food
she offers to us? What is the ruling onthat? May Allah reward you with
good.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
If the meat has been slaughtered by one of the People of the Book (a
Jew or a Christian) and we do not know themethod of slaughter, butmost
people in the country kill meat by means of electric shock or by
slaughtering it for someone or something other than Allah, it is
notpermissible to eat that meat, on the basis of what is usually the
case. The same applies if one is not sure whether the meat was
slaughtered properly or killed by means of electric shock. That is
because of the report narrated by al-Bukhaari (5485) and Muslim (1929)
from 'Adiyy ibn Haatim (may Allah be pleased with him) from the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) who said: "If you
release your(hunting) dog and say the name of Allah, and (the dog)
catches (the game) and kills it, then eat, but if (the dog) ate (some
of it), then do not eat, because he only caught it for himself. If
another dog joins him over whom the name of Allah was not mentioned,
and they caught it and ate from it,do not eat, for you do not know
which of themkilled it. If you shoot an arrow and you find (the game)
after one or two days with nothing but the mark of your arrow on it,
then eat, but if it fell into water, do not eat it."
According to a report narrated by Muslim: "When you shoot your arrow,
mention the name of Allah. Then if you find it (the game) dead then
eat, unless you find that it has falleninto water, in which case you
cannot know whether it was the water that killed it, or your arrow."
The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) forbade eating
if there is any uncertainty as to whether the meat was slaughtered
properly in accordance with sharee'ah because of thehunting dog being
joined by another dog, or because of the target animal falling into
waterand the possibility that itdied by drowning.
Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Sharh Muslim: The
words of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him): "If
you find with your dog another dog and it joined in killing (the
game), Do not eat because you do not know which of them killed it."
This states an important principle, which is that if there is any
doubt as to whetherthe animal was slaughtered in the permissible
manner, it is not halaal, because the basic principle is that it is
haraam. This is a pointon which there is no difference of scholarly
opinion. End quote.
Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar said in Fath al-Baari: The words "if it fell into
the water, do not eat it" – the reason for the prohibition on eating
it is to be taken from the phrase above, because in that case there is
doubt as to whether it was killed by the arrow or by drowning in
water. If it is established that the arrow struck it and it died, and
it did not fall into the water until after it was killed by the arrow,
then it is permissible to eat it. al-Nawawi said in Sharh Muslim: If
the game is found in the water, drowned, it is haraam according to
consensus. End quote. al-Raafi'i saidthat if he reaches it in time
(before it dies) and cuts its throat for example, then he has
slaughtered it in the proper manner. His opinion is supported by the
report narrated by Muslim, "you cannot know whether it was the water
that killed it, or your arrow." This indicates that if he knows that
his arrow is what killed it, then it is permissible. End quote.
For more information please see the answer toquestion no. 10339 .
Secondly:
If your mother or someone else brings haraam meat, it is not
permissible to eat it, because Allah, may He beexalted says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"Forbidden to you (for food) are: Al-Maitah (the dead animals - cattle
- beast not slaughtered), blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which
Allâh's Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering, (thatwhich has
been slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allâh, or has been
slaughtered for idols) and that which has beenkilled by strangling, or
by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by thegoring of horns -
and that which has been (partly) eaten by a wild animal - unless you
are able to slaughter it (before its death) - and that which is
sacrificed (slaughtered) on An-Nusub (stone altars). (Forbidden) also
is to usearrows seeking luck or decision; (all) that is Fisqun
(disobedience of Allâh and sin)."
[al-Maa'idah 5:3].
You have to be gentle and polite when explaining why you do not want
to eat this meat, and try to make your mother happy by eating other
food that she offers; bring her some halaal meat to cook when you are
there and try to convince her of the importance and benefitsof eating
halaal meat and the harmful effects of eating meat that was not
slaughtered in the proper shar'i manner. This is due to the rights
that she has of respect and kind treatment. - *-Visit
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